Terms and ConditionsWritten by adminThu 11th Jan 2007 Terms of Service Welcome to the www.araa.net.au web site (the "Web Site"). The goal of this Web Site is to provide you with access to the most comprehensive network of Twin Rope Access related products/services and related links to meet your needs. Please read our Terms of Use (the "Terms") carefully before continuing on with your use of this Web Site. These Terms shall govern the use of the Web Site and apply to all Internet traffic visiting the Web Site. By accessing or using this Web Site, you agree to the Terms. The Terms are meant to protect all of our Web Site visitors and your use of this Web Site signifies your agreement with these Terms. If you do not agree with these terms, do not use this website. ARAA (Australian Rope Access Association) reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update these Terms at any time. Such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting. By using this Web Site after we have posted notice of such modifications, alterations or updates you agree to be bound by such revised Terms. Trademarks, Copyrights and Restrictions This Web Site is controlled and operated by the ARAA. All content on this Web Site, including, but not limited to text, images, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips, is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, and/or other intellectual property rights (which are governed by Australia, New Zealand and worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions, privacy and publicity laws, and communication regulations and statutes), and are owned and controlled by the ARAA or its affiliates, or by third party content providers, merchants, sponsors and licensors (collectively "Providers") that have licensed their content or the right to market their products and/or services to the ARAA. Content on this Web Site or any web site owned, operated, licensed or controlled by the Providers is solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You may print a copy of the content and/or information contained herein for your personal, non-commercial use only, but you may not copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, and/or exploit the content or information in any way (including by e-mail or other electronic means) for commercial use without the prior written consent of the ARAA or the Providers. Without the prior written consent of the ARAA or the Providers, your modification of the content, use of the content on any other web site or networked computer environment, or use of the content for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use, violates the rights of the owners of ARAA and/or the Provider copyrights, trademarks or service marks and other proprietary rights, and is prohibited. As a condition to your use of this Web Site, you warrant to the ARAA that you will not use our Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms, including without limitation the posting or transmitting any threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material. If you violate any of these Terms, your permission to use our Web Site immediately terminates without the necessity of any notice. ARAA retains the right to deny access to anyone at its discretion for any reason, including for violation of these Terms. You may not use on your web site any trademarks, service marks or copyrighted materials appearing on this Web Site, including but not limited to any logos or characters, without the express written consent of the owner of the mark or copyright. You may not frame or otherwise incorporate into another web site any of the content or other materials on this Web Site without prior written consent of the ARAA. Links This Web Site may contain links to other web sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are provided for your convenience and information only and, as such, you access them at your own risk. The content of any Linked Sites is not under ARAA's control. ARAA is not responsible for, and does not endorse, such content, whether or not the ARAA is affiliated with the owners of such Linked Sites. You may not establish a hyperlink to this Web Site or provide any links that state or imply any sponsorship or endorsement of your web site by ARAA, or its affiliates or Providers. Third Party Rights These Terms are for the benefit of ARAA and its Providers, its and their officers, directors, employees, volunteers, affiliates, agents, licensors, and suppliers. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce these Terms directly against you on its or their own behalf. Indemnity By making any form of submission to ARAA you agree to indemnify and hold ARAA and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, volunteers, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the Terms of Service, or your violation of any rights of another. International Use ARAA makes no representation that materials on this site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside Australia and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Law and Forum These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Australia excluding its conflicts of law rules. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or your use of this site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Australia and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action. Privacy The Privacy Policy for this Site is incorporated herein by reference and your use of this Site is subject to such Privacy Policy. You warrant at the time that you provide information to the ARAA on this Site that you are authorised to provide such information and by so doing agree that the information provided is neither confidential nor proprietary. You agree that you shall not provide any information or materials to the ARAA that are defamatory, obscene, harassing, threatening or otherwise unlawful or that incorporates the proprietary material of another party. IP Addresses Every computer connected to the Internet is given a domain name and a set of numbers that serve as that computer's "Internet Protocol" IP address. When a visitor requests a page from any Web site within the ARAA Network, our Web servers automatically recognise that visitor's domain name and IP address. The domain name and IP address reveal nothing personal about you other than the IP address from which you have accessed our Site. We do not collect, sell and evaluate this information for specific individuals. Our Web servers do not automatically record e-mail addresses of the visitors. Personal Information Wherever ARAA collects personal information (during Membership sign up) we make an effort to include a link to this Privacy Policy. We will ask you when we need information that personally identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact you. The personal information we collect may include your name, title, company or organisation name, e-mail address, phone number, work or home address. We may request your e-mail address or mailing address for the purposes of providing additional services, i.e. subscriptions to announcement lists or information about conferences and trade shows. However, you will always have an option not to participate. We may from time to time send e-mail announcing new products and services. If you choose to supply your postal address in an online form, you may receive postal mailings from us. We maintain a strict "No-Spam" policy that means that we do not sell, rent, or otherwise give your e-mail address to a third-party, without your consent or as permitted by this Privacy Policy. Links to Other Web Sites The ARAA Website contains many hyperlinks to third party Web sites. The ARAA Website also may contain advertisements of third parties. The ARAA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such third party Web sites or advertisers. The ARAA does not share any of the individual personal information you provide to ARAA with the third parties to which the ARAA links, except as stated elsewhere within this Privacy Policy. Consent to This Agreement By using the ARAA Website, you consent to the collection and use of information by the ARAA as specified above. We reserve the right to modify this Policy. If we decide to change our Privacy Policy or Terms of Service, we will post those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. If you have any questions about our Terms of Service or Privacy Policy, please Contact Us Terms of Service |